Smithsburg, Walkersville students win Northrop Grumman scholarships

May 30, 2011

BALTIMORE — Northrop Grumman Corp. has announced the 24 winners of its ninth annual Engineering Scholars program, which will provide a total of $240,000 in college scholarships this fall to high school seniors across Maryland interested in studying engineering or STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) related fields.

Suzanne Reed of Smithsburg High School and Jacob Alvarez of Walkersville (Md.) High School were among the winners from this area.

The students from 23 Maryland counties and the city of Baltimore will receive merit-based scholarships of $10,000, payable in $2,500 installments over four years.

The announcements were made during an awards reception and dinner hosted by Northrop Grumman at the Baltimore Museum of Industry.